ScienceEl Niño set to be strongest in living memory, Met Office warns
The Met Office says the El Niño developing over the Pacific could be the strongest in living memory. Combined with human-caused climate change, it is very likely to make 2027 the hottest year on record. Sea temperatures are already more than 2C above average and could exceed 3C later this year, with effects already seen in monsoon rainfall and Atlantic hurricane activity.
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El Niño set to be strongest in living memory, Met Office warns
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